The Mentor Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Lorain Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mentor's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Mentor's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Shaker Heights. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Red Raiders recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Justen Hodge
| 10/10/25 vs Shaker Heights | 3 |
| 11/01/24 vs St. Ignatius | 2 |
| 10/04/24 @ Shaker Heights | 2 |
| 09/13/24 @ Medina | 2 |
| 10/03/25 vs Strongsville | 1 |
Mentor got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Justen Hodge out in front who picked up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those three receiving touchdowns gave Hodge a new career-high. Jackson Farley was another key back, rushing for 87 yards and a pair of scores on only 12 carries.
Mentor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ben Schenk and James Findak. Schenk has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Lorain had to suffer through a 43-14 loss at the hands of Strongsville. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Mustangs are ranked 89th).
Mentor's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Lorain, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
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